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A Postprandial Scene at Manilla, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A Postprandial Scene at Manilla, 1857. Colonial types relaxing. 'Postprandial enjoyment is the true representation of the dolce far niente of fraternal residents in Manilla. You will please to observe in the Illustration that our positions are not studied; likewise, that we combine ease and pleasure-the rocking-chair of America, the noble invention of that inventive brother of ours, and the still more luxurious Chinese bamboo arm-chair, that perfection of human ingenuity in the finding out of a perfect chair. Tell me, after that, the Chinese are not a great people!...Look at the lower part, that pulls out without your having to get up; look at that wondrous elongation of the arm to rest your legs upon! The windows are open-jossstick burns in his boat-coffee is on the table-weeds in our mouths... From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A76_485

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27,4Mo (2,3Mo) / 32,8cm x 20,9cm / 3869 x 2473 (300dpi)

Mots clés

drink people male interior man men tropical relaxation relaxing window evening guy coffee British room color smoking chair bamboo century Colonial Britain inside sitting room cigar cigars tobacco newspapers press living room drawing room furniture Philippines concept rocking chair incense time of day coffee pot B&W Manila engraved engraving recliner living-room Colour 19th century Indoors black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector colonialism drawing-room Illustrated London News imperialism sitting-room TGN wood engraving ILN newspaper reclining chair Unknown 19th-century La soiree